WESTLAKE G.C. - 03/04/2021 The merry month of March opened with a mega turn-out

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that required 6 Tee Times boosting the wager pot payouts for the half of the field on the money winners list. Mark Vaughan captured the "Big Bucks" with a $98 haul fueled by his absconding with the entire Designated Birdies pot from his solo deuce on Hole #17 and a 1/2 share of a Blind Draw Birdie plus a tie for Porter Gross runner-up along with a Partners 1st Place! Craig Fehrman won the Porter Low Gross by a 7-shot margin after posting a sensational 3-Over Par 70 that earned $48 when added to his tie for Low Putts and 2nd Placings in both Low Net & Partners. Jimmy Dodds pocketed $42 by winning the day's Low Net prize with a stunning 57 Net and tying for 1st Place in Low Putts. The Super Low Gross award saluted Ron Toncatty's 70 from the Back Tees and a shared Blind Birdie that boosted RonTron's take to $26. Brian Oblak's $22 payout listed a Partners 2nd Place and a 1/2 share of a Blind Birdie while another 1/2 birdie share paid out $16 to Miguel Romero. By joining the tie for 1st Place in Low Putts Jeff Sable picked up $12. Marilou Miller and Bruce Simon each received $8, MM in the 3rd Low Net spot and Bruce claiming the Porter Low Gross runner-up and a Partners 3rd Place. A pair of $4 payouts found Gordon Crook as the Super Gross runner-up and Pat Gallagher in Partners 3rd Place.
CAMARILLO SPRINGS G.C. - 03/11/2021: Miraculously the Gods of Golf spared the Camarillo links from any of the untoward precipitation that was so rampant elsewhere in the Southland allowing a daring dozen of our Group's stalwarts to brave the chilly temps and somewhat less that favorable course conditions. Ron Troncatty led all scoring with an 77 Gross that won the Super Low Gross uncontested and blitzed the field by taking First Places in Low Net, Partners, & Low Putts along with some Birdie Booty for top winnings of $57. Bruce Simon also nabbed some of that birdie loot and tacked on 2nd Places in both Porter Low Gross and Low Net plus a Partners 1st Place to collect $43. Jeff Sable completed the trio that dipped into the birdie pot and added a Partners 3rd Place for a $25 take. The Porter Low Gross award went to Jim Sabbe who earned $22 when augmented by his Partners 2nd Place and Low Net 3rd(tie). The runner-up spot in Low Putts sent $6 to Miguel Romero and Bob Stone pocketed $4 from his Partners 2nd Place and tie for 3rd Low Net while a single Dollar Bill acknowledged Tom Knickerbocker in Partners 3rd Place.
BUENAVENTURA C.C. - 03/18/2021: Our 20-Player turn-out heartily applauded Ron Troncatty's superb Even-Par Round of 70 that marked "across the board" in every wager category--1st Places in Super Low Gross, Low Net(tie), Partners, 2nd Low Putts(tie) and a solo share of the Birdie Booty for a huge $104 payout! Next on the money list was Brian Oblak's almost as large $95 take accumulated from his 1st Place in Low Putts, 2nds in both Super Gross & Partners(tie) and a double dose of the birdie loot. Jim Sabbe's only marker was the Porter Low Gross $26 winner's award. A pair of 1st Places in Low Net & Partners paid out $25 to Mike Belson. Runner-up in the Porter Low Gross was worth $12 for Mark Vaughan while Pat Gallagher's ties for Partners 2nd and Low Net 3rd earned $9. A trio of $5 awards saluted Bruce Simon tied for 2nd Low Putts and Ted Winship & Jimmy Dodds locked in a tie for Partners 2nd Place. Joe Pasterello finished in a tie for 3rd Low Net to claim a final $4 leaving the remaining 10 combatants in the field back on the range examining why they didn't score better.
OLIVAS LINKS G.C. - 03/25/2021 With our increasing weekly attendance the top dollar money winnings continue to soar. This week atop the list was a humongous $121 payout to Tony Giapapas whose resume recorded 1st Places in Porter Low Gross, Low Net, Low Putts, a Partners 3rd Place and both a solo birdie & a shared tweeter. Tom Knickerbocker parlayed a tie for Porter Gross runner-up, a Partners 2nd Place, and his own 1/2 birdie share into a $40 take. Val Mayer joined the shared birdie brigade and added Partners 1st Place to collect $22. Joe Cala hit the pay window for $17 with a Partners 1st Place and tie for 2nd Low Net on his ticket. Bob Stone's $15 winnings came from 2nds in both Low Putts and Porter Gross(tied). Member-Qualifier Tony Abraham extracted $13 from the pot for a 1/2 birdie share. A tie for 2nd Low Net allowed Mike Belson to pocket $8. Winner of the day's Super Low Gross award was Brian Oblak worth only $6 and the runner-up spot went to Ron Troncatty for the remaining $2 in that wager category as neither managed to claim any of the birdie booty this week. Ted Winship received $5 for his Partners 2nd Place while Jimmy Dodds got $3 for Partners 3rd.

With the recent positive outlook on the Pandemic front and more Americans getting vaccinated,

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the Industry has picked up a bit, however not quite enough for us as March saw no real Gig's worth reporting on. Which leads us to mention that we depend upon those of our members who work in the Industry to keep us appraised as to your work status. Have you performed any Industry related work of late? How about vacation plans, injuries that unfortunately put you on the 'Disabled List' for a bit? Or anything else that might be of interest to the membership. Please do not be shy. Let Mike Belson, our crack Entertainment Reporter, know of any and all or feel free to reach us at news@dptgg.org, with the Subject: I have something for the "Gigs" Column -- The committee voted unanimously to welcome new member; Johnnie Whitaker to the fold as he has now completed the mandatory five qualifying rounds. He begins with an impressive index of .4, by virtue of his opening 71 at Woodley on Sept 10th, but expect that number to inflate a bit as each of his ensuing rounds kick in. We do anticipate that he will still maintain his status in the Super Gross Flight. More on Johnnie, next month. -- Happy Birthday on 4/20 to Bill Lewis... Remember him?